Tuorlo Confit

34 mins
Serves 3
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Directions

  1. 1Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites and place the yolks on a wire rack on a baking sheet.
  2. 2Pour olive oil over the egg yolks, cover with aluminium foil and bake in an oven at 70 °C for about 1 hour.
  3. 3Slice the baguette into thin slices.
  4. 4Drizzle olive oil over the bread slices and season with salt.
  5. 5Bake the bread in the oven at 200°C for 10 minutes, until golden brown.
  6. 6Place the confit egg yolks in a small bowl with rosemary and black peppercorns, and gently warm the oil.
  7. 7Gently place a confit yolk over each slice of toasted bread.
  8. 8Spread the yolk with a knife.
  9. 9Grate pecorino romano cheese over the bread.
  10. 10Sprinkle with fresh thyme and serve.

Ingredients

  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 1 rosemary sprig
  • 4 black peppercorns
  • 1 baguette
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 50 grams pecorino romano cheese
  • 0.5 teaspoon fresh thyme

Equipment

baking sheetwire racksmall bowlaluminum foilknifegrater